Obama Orders New Efficiency Standards for Trucks

President Barack Obama plans to announce Tuesday that his administration will issue new fuel efficiency standards for trucks, the White House said.

The initiative directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to implement stricter standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles by March 2016. It marks the next phase in fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for trucks that the administration previously enacted.

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